Category Archives: corporate fascism

The Walton family is incredibly rich. That’s fine; they should have the fruits of their labor. But what fruits belong to the dedicated people who make their company work year after year without ever getting ahead? Why should the public … Continue reading →

Forty-four UK construction firms paid a “consultant” named Ian Kerr to keep thousands of names on a worker blacklist. While the Information Commissioner broke up the concern in 2009, little has happened since then and Kerr has paid only a … Continue reading →

“Good enough for government work” takes on a new meaning when the government outsources the work. Take, for instance, the US State Department hiring a consultant called Cardno Entrix to handle the entire Keystone XL permitting process. ThinkProgress: Cardno is … Continue reading →

For years now, Appalachian Voices has been calling foul on the monthly water contamination reports from below mountaintop removal sites, claiming that industry reports were insufficient. This year, the EPA required outside testing. At long last, vindication in chart form: … Continue reading →

Who needs card check? The National Labor Relations Board will revamp the rules on union votes: The board’s most recent annual report says 1,619 unionization elections were held in fiscal year 2009, with unions winning 63.8 percent of them. Business … Continue reading →

Chris Hedges makes a great point here linking our cultural war on empathy to the decline of American journalism and foreign policy. I’ve made much the same point myself, many times, but of course he makes it better:

From The Nation, a frightening description of corporate fascism: “Before Citizens United, federal election law allowed a company like Koch Industries to talk to officers and shareholders about whom to vote for, but not to talk with employees about whom … Continue reading →

From Glen Corvus Good evening, faithful! I hope the Lord’s Day finds you happy, well-fed and blissfully ignorant of the horrible realities that currently plague our blessed world. For in these troubling times, it has never been more important for … Continue reading →

Corporate fascism is the separation of rights from you and me and the awarding of them to oligarchical collectives. Keith Olbermann has been suspended for quietly giving campaign contributions to candidates. Of course, MSNBC president Phil Griffin is doing this … Continue reading →